I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free

We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and...

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and...

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.